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Project Plant Celebrates 30 Years
By: Rachel Bailey
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The city of Athens is known for its beauty, and volunteers from Project Plant helped make it that way. The organization is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Alvi McWilliams is one of… Read More
Quick Look: Protests Heat Up In Brazil Ahead Of World Cup
Protests are heating up just days before the first games of the World Cup in Brazil. The world's biggest soccer tournament begins its final rounds on June 12 in Rio…. Read More
Judge Puts West Virginia Gay Marriage Suit On Hold
By: Associated Press
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A federal judge has put a lawsuit challenging West Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage on hold until a federal appeals court decides a similar Virginia case. U.S. District Judge Robert… Read More
Ohio Prison Workers, Inmates Help Deliver Water
By: Associated Press
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The state says prison employees and inmates pitched in to help deliver thousands of gallons of water to residents of a southeast Ohio community after a pipe leak cut their… Read More
Ohio Allows Pharmacists To Give Measles Mumps Vaccine
By: Associated Press
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State officials say Ohioans should call first before heading to pharmacies to get vaccinated amid ongoing outbreaks of measles and mumps. Gov. John Kasich issued an executive order allowing pharmacists… Read More
Director Of Contemporary History Institute Discusses Second World War Era Russia
In this edition of Conversations from Studio B, host Jackie Wolf and Professor of History and Director of Contemporary History Institute Steve Miner bring to the table the actions of the… Read More
Top 5 Summer Scams To Avoid
By: WOUB Staff Writer
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Summer is a great time to take that long-overdue vacation or make much-needed home repairs, but as the weather heats up, so do scams. Better Business Bureau is warning consumers… Read More
S’Mores! A Historically Beloved Dessert…
By: Ann Kyle
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What contains only three ingredients and has its own national day of adoration? Believe it, or not, the S’more is celebrated yearly in the United States on August 10! Often… Read More
Progressive Group Does Not Have Right To Challenge The Constitutionality Of JobsOhio
By: Kathleen Maloney | Court News Ohio
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The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Tuesday that a public policy group and two legislators are not the proper parties to challenge the constitutionality of JobsOhio, the nonprofit economic development… Read More
Southwest Ohio Gamblers Are Spending More In-State Than Indiana
By: Associated Press
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Gamblers in the Cincinnati area are now spending more money in Ohio than Indiana. An analysis by The Cincinnati Enquirer found that gamblers for the first time are spending more… Read More
OU Board Of Trustees To Review McDavis’ Performance
By: Tom Hodson
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Update 5:06 p.m. The “special meeting” on June 14, of the Executive Committee of the Ohio University Board of Trustees is to conduct the annual performance review of President Roderick… Read More
Decision On Workers Compensation Case Appeal To Be Made By End Of June
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The employers, mostly small businesses filed suit against the BWC, claim that the agency overcharged them for insurance premiums for years through group rating plans. The businesses won nearly $860… Read More
Bullying Policy Being Updated, Modernized At Trimble
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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It has been nearly eight years since the bullying policy for Trimble Local School District has seen an update, but that is likely to change in the coming weeks. As… Read More
Five To Be Tried Separately In ‘Biggest’ Athens County Drug Bust
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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Five people charged in connection with an oxycodone bust – called the largest in the area by the county prosecutor – will all face separate cases in Athens County Common… Read More
Quick Look: Violence In Afghanistan Precedes Big Election
Suicide bombers in Afghanistan targeted a top presidential candidate (and failed in their assassination attempt), as the country tries to democratically pass power for the first time. WOUB's Julia Rabe… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Set To Hear Traffic Cameras Appeals Case
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio Supreme Court will hear a big case Wednesday on the red light and speed cameras that some 15 Ohio communities are using. The case is about whether requiring… Read More
Grand Jury Clears Ohio Officers In Fatal Shooting
By: Associated Press
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A grand jury has cleared three central Ohio police officers who fatally shot a knife-wielding man last fall. The three officers shot at 31-year-old Jason White in separate confrontations in… Read More
Ohio School Board Member Resigns
By: Associated Press
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A state Board of Education member appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich is resigning from the 19-member panel. The Columbus Dispatch reports 70-year-old Darryl Mehaffie resigned Monday and said in… Read More
Sixteen Cedar Point Employees Arrested In Melee
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While Cedar Point was closed because of a water main break over the weekend, 16 of the theme park's employees were busy getting arrested. Police from the park and the… Read More